Julia Rose Sorensen, 78, of Amery, passed away on Dec. 23, 2023, at the Lakeview Hospital in Stillwater, Minnesota.
Julie was born in Menomonie to Edward Schmidt and Viola (Morley) Schmidt on Aug. 2, 1945. She went to grade school at Oak Lawn, a one-room country school, and graduated from high school in Boyceville. She also attended classes at University of Minnesota, where she was only a few credits from graduation. She married Gale Sorum and a son, Monti, was born. They divorced, and a few years later she married Kenneth Brunn and lived in the Twin Cities. After Ken passed, she met and married Bob Sorensen, of Luck, and moved from Apple Valley, Minnesota, to Luck, Wisconsin. In 2017, they moved to Bear Trap Lake by Amery and also had a home in Sun City West, Arizona, where they spent winters for 10 years. Julie enjoyed golfing, fishing, friends and family. In Arizona, she often played golf four to five times a week.
Julie was a career girl and had jobs at National Car Rental, Interstate Diesel and Proctor and Gamble where she was an analyst and received several achievement awards. She retired in 2008.
Julie is survived by her husband, Bob; her stepchildren, Scott (Jackie) and John; grandchildren, Jessica (Dan), Reed (Jordann), Kyle, Phillip (Paige), Daniel and Whitney; four great-grandchildren; her brothers, Edward (Joyce) and Alfred; her sisters, Rebecka and Maryetta; and her sister-in-law, Karen Johnson (Martin).
Julie was preceded in death by her parents, Edward and Viola; her son, Monti; previous husband, Kenneth Brunn; brothers, Oliver and Jack; and sisters, Virginia and Rowena.
There will be no services per her request.
To sign an online guestbook please visit williamsonwhite.com. Arrangements were made with the Williamson-White Funeral Home and Cremation Services of Amery.
